I had to find a way to talk to Rhea. I had a lot of questions. But I don't think I'll be allowed to speak to her. Maybe I could ask Anita, the maid. I quickly dressed up and rushed out of the room only to almost bump into Pete, Leo's aide. "I was going to ask Anita to get me something to eat," I made up something even when he didn't ask for an explanation.He gave me a scrutinizing look from my head to my toes, then walked away. I felt relieved the moment he walked away.When I went to the kitchen, I met Anita supervising as some other people did some work. I approached her."Anita, can I ask you some things?" I asked her. She didn't reply immediately. Instead, she held out one of my arms, checking it. She did the same with my other arm and then went further to inspect other parts of my body."I heard that you tried to escape again?" She whispered to me."I did," I sighed shamefully."You seem physically complete, sir Vance didn't punish you?" She whispered again.I had no words to a

I walked back towards the mansion, thinking about all of Rhea's words as I played with the locket; she had given it back to me.I really needed to speak with Leo. I thought Rhea could help with some answers but all she has done is make me more inquisitive. There was now a whole lot more I wanted to know. As I walked back towards the mansion, I met Pete again. I paused in my movement and he did also. I started to wonder if he remembered how I said I was going to Anita. I decided to seize the opportunity and ask about Leo. Rhea was right, I needed to ask Leo as he seemed to be the only one to tell me the things I wanted to know."I need to talk to sir Vance," I just told Pete, and waited as he gave me a scrutinizing look. I thought he was going to take me to Leo right away but he did the exact opposite. He continued in the direction he was headed before I met him."...It's urgent!" I blurted out loudly and got him to turn around.I don't know if he just considered what I said to him b

"You'll train with Pete tomorrow, to get better in combat since you have better shooting aim now. If he gives me feedback on your training well, you can ask me whatever you want and I won't touch you again unless you ask me to, is that good?" Leo asked and I just stared at him blankly.I almost scoffed.‘Unless I ask him to’? Why would I want him? "Okay." I just answered. I don't like how transparent I was with him just now but I knew I had to be. I just wanted him to tell me all I wanted to know about my father.I want to know how he knew him, why he knew my father, and if he knew me. He called me Mary, he must know a lot more about me than I knew about myself.I thought I knew all about him; he was this conscienceless, ruthless man who loved to smile whenever he was causing pain to others but I don't think I know about him yet. Leo is more than I know. Who is Leo?I can't remember anything more than my life after I fled from that orphanage and I hate it. It makes me wonder if I woul

I was just returning from a meeting when I saw the man Pete let me know he was going to be training Mae with. He was exiting the empty hall area at the rear of the mansion.I assumed Pete was done with Mae for the day and went towards the hall. I walked in and neither of them noticed my presence, they were busy.I decided to make my way up the stairs to get a better view of what they were doing but I kept on stopping through the stairs to watch Mae counter most of Pete's moves against her.I was just getting to the top of the stairs when she gave Pete a kick against the head. That must hurt. My hands in my pockets, I watch them go on. Pete wanted to throw her off balance by lifting her and putting her behind him but she landed on her foot. I smiled, happy she didn't hit the ground but then that ended in me sucking my lower lip in between my teeth.Fuck, I would want to have a fixed fight with her if she fought back like this always. She looked up to the ceiling, making me wonder what

The next day.I stood at the top of the stairs I was about to use. I just got a text from Pete, he had gone to the venue of the party to see that things were in order before I got there.I was still standing there when I heard the sound of heels kissing the tiled floor. I looked towards where the sound was coming from and saw Mae.Fuck. She was dressed in a black, flowing silky dress that had a deep v-cut neckline, exposing the peak of her cleavage above her breasts to a little below the middle of them too. As she approached me, I only got a close-up view of an angel dressed in black, swaying her hips as she took every step. Her makeup has been done and her bruises are now nonexistent. I can't always tell if she's trying to seduce me when she walks like that or if she's just used to walking like a goddamn model. She shouldn't be here, I know, she shouldn't be in a place like this, with an asshole like myself, she should be on a runway or something...but yet, I've chosen to trap her